Despite the prominence of repeating rifles of the late 19th century, the U.S. Cavalry largely relied on this single-shot carbine to bring an end to the Indian Wars.
While infantrymen almost exclusively relied on the standard 32.60-inch barreled Springfield “Long Tom” rifles, and cavalrymen packed the 22-inch barreled carbine, Indian scouts used either carbines or the longer rifles. Barrels on the .45-70s were the firs

True West July/August 2023